Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the (a) upkeep and (b) maintenance of HMS Dasher since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The volume of detailed information requested is such that it will take time to consider in full. Consequently, I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
May. 07 2025
Source Page: Letter dated 30/04/2025 from Maria Eagle MP to James Cartlidge MP regarding parliamentary questions concerning expenditure on maintenance and upkeep costs for the Royal Navy Fleet for the period July 2024 to March 2025. 4p.Found: 0.000 T45 HMS Dauntless 3.136 6.202 T45 HMS Diamond 17.716 2.437 T45 HMS Dragon 38.985 0.174
Aug. 15 2024
Source Page: Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable migrant boat with the loss of at least 8 livesFound: By this time, HMS Severn (engaged in Operation Isotrope8) was also on its way.
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 25 March 2024Found: HMS MERSEY HMS SEVERN HMS TYNE HMS FORTH HMS MEDWAY HMS TRENT HMS TAMAR HMS PROTECTOR HMS ECHO
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 26 February 2024Found: Port HMS Tyne HMS Severn HMS Mersey HMS Forth HM Naval Base Portsmouth HMS Medway HMS Trent HMS
Jan. 25 2024
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 22 January 2024 (part 2)Found: HMS DIAMOND Lady Suzie Johns HMS DRAGON Mrs Boissier HMS DEFENDER Lady Massey HMS DUNCAN Lady Marine
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2023 to Question 187400 on HMS Dasher, if his Department will provide support for the search for grave sites of those servicemen lost in HMS Dasher in 1943 on land, who were not included in official records.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
HMS DASHER tragically sank in March 1943 following an explosion onboard where no enemy action was involved. All those lost on HMS DASHER are commemorated either on a headstone marking their grave, or on a memorial to the missing.
The wreck of HMS DASHER is the last known resting place for 356 servicemen and, in line with Government policy to let war casualties lie undisturbed, the wreck is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986; this means the site can only be accessed under a licence granted by the Secretary of State for Defence.
In response to concerns that some casualties from this tragedy were buried on land, there has been two surveys. Neither survey has found any evidence of casualties buried on land and there is no intention to conduct further surveys until such time as further evidence is provided.
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June too Question 187400 on HMS Dasher, if he will support the search for grave sites on land of those lost in HMS Dasher in 1943 which are not included in official records.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
HMS DASHER tragically sank in March 1943 following an explosion onboard where no enemy action was involved. All those lost on HMS DASHER are commemorated either on a headstone marking their grave, or on a memorial to the missing.
The wreck of HMS DASHER is the last known resting place for 356 servicemen and, in line with Government policy to let war casualties lie undisturbed, the wreck is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986; this means the site can only be accessed under a licence granted by the Secretary of State for Defence.
In response to concerns that some casualties from this tragedy were buried on land, there has been two surveys. Neither survey has found any evidence of casualties buried on land and there is no intention to conduct further surveys until such time as further evidence is provided.
Asked by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will support the search for grave sites of those lost in HMS Dasher in 1943.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
HMS DASHER tragically sank in March 1943 following an explosion onboard where no enemy action was involved. Records show that 23 servicemen are buried in marked graves at the following locations, Ardrossan Cemetery (13), Greenock Cemetery (seven), Frizington Roman Catholic Cemetery (one), Mearns Cemetery (one) and at Paisley (Hawkhead) Cemetery (one).
It is Government policy that, where a wreck of a ship is the final resting place for our Service men and women, they should be allowed to lie undisturbed. As DASHER is the last known resting place for 356 Servicemen, the wreck is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986; this means the site can only be accessed under a licence granted by the Secretary of State for Defence. The lives of those lost are commemorated on war memorials around the country.